Two arrested during alleged drug deal

Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 09:37 PM.

FLOROSA - Two men have been arrested after an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy saw a suspected drug deal in the parking lot of McDonald’s on U.S. Highway 98, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The deputy was parked in an unmarked car at the restaurant about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. He watched a man get out of a Toyota and into a BMW and count out cash. The BMW’s driver recounted the money and gave the other man a baggy of pills, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

After the transaction, the deputy arrested both men.

David Kirk Foy, 52, of Fort Walton Beach, was charged with trafficking in opiates and possession of paraphernalia, the Sheriff's Office reported.

Thomas Neel Walker, 57, of Destin, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

They were taken to the county jail. Bond was set at $100,000 for Foy. Walker was released Wednesday.

Deputies found about 30 different types of pills and $1,300 in cash, the Sheriff's Office reported.

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FLOROSA - Two men have been arrested after an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy saw a suspected drug deal in the parking lot of McDonald’s on U.S. Highway 98, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The deputy was parked in an unmarked car at the restaurant about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. He watched a man get out of a Toyota and into a BMW and count out cash. The BMW’s driver recounted the money and gave the other man a baggy of pills, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

After the transaction, the deputy arrested both men.

David Kirk Foy, 52, of Fort Walton Beach, was charged with trafficking in opiates and possession of paraphernalia, the Sheriff's Office reported.

Thomas Neel Walker, 57, of Destin, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

They were taken to the county jail. Bond was set at $100,000 for Foy. Walker was released Wednesday.

Deputies found about 30 different types of pills and $1,300 in cash, the Sheriff's Office reported.